LMAOOOOOOOOO. The impossible has happened. The Dallas Mavericks have officially been eliminated from the PLAY-IN. Who could’ve seen this coming? If only there was an extremely smart man who could have written a blog after the Kyrie Irving trade detailing why that wasn’t gonna work and the season was in shambles. If only we knew someone like that.
The Mavericks make me hate basketball. I’d love to blame Kyrie Irving for everything here, but unfortunately, I don’t think I can. While it is hilarious that they got much worse after the trade, and he once again hasn’t won a single thing without Lebron, I think it might be more coincidence this time. Unless he was starting geo-political wars inside the locker room which caused them to protest playing defense and passing, we’ll give Kyrie a slight pass.
I have several friends who are Mavs “fans” and they have several opinions about who shares the blame. We’ll start with Dwight Powell, who might be the most hated man in Dallas. Man the MFFL are REALLY sick of this guy’s shit. There is a pretty funny tweet that details their record with and without Dwight Powell and it’s lowkey kind of staggering. If this motherfucker is really impacting the game that much then yeah I’d say it’s a problem. I don’t doubt he’s ass but everyone making him the scapegoat is pretty funny.
The next big MFFL victim is Jason Kidd. I don’t even know why people are acting shocked by this one. Jason Kidd has been ass basically his whole career, and we’ve got plenty of examples. The Bucks literally became perennial title contenders the day Kidd left and Coach Bud walked in. The only slick coaching thing Jason Kidd ever did (accidental rhyming) was bump into his player and spill his water to get an extra timeout. If only he had that kind of brilliance on a day-to-day basis. I can’t imagine Mr. Kidd will be the coach in Dallas much longer. Sad.
Personally, I am officially placing the blame on Slovenian King, Luka Doncic. A few of his antics are really starting to get old. For one, he literally complains to a referee after every single play. I’m a Lebron guy, so I’m used to some good ole fashioned complaining. There has to be some type of line though. I think part of it is he kind of has an annoying fat face now. I saw a pic of him from like 2 years ago and he was WAY skinnier. All that complaining is making Luka fat and ruining my belief in him.
I also don’t think Luka’s playstyle is sustainable in the playoffs. He has the ball almost 100% of the time. We’ve seen Russell Westbrook and James Harden try this shit, and it does work to an extent (except this year). But, as a former role player on my middle school basketball team, I know how hard it is to find a rhythm and be effective just standing and watching someone else have the ball all the time. Pairing that style with Kyrie was just obviously not going to work. I don’t feel bad for the Mavs because they’re morons and they play shit basketball that pisses me off.
Rot in piss 2023 Dallas Mavericks. Enjoy Bullock Island.
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